Microsoft SQL Azure Overview: Tools, Demos and Walkthroughs of Key Features

David RobinsonSenior Lead Program ManagerMicrosoft

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Today’s Agenda

Review – Current state of SQL AzureNew Features in May Service ReleaseWhat’s coming in next Service ReleaseData Sync Service & Traffic ManagerUpcoming SQL Azure Platform Investments

SQL Azure Database

Was based on SQL Server 2008 engineUse same tools and data access frameworksSix global datacentersHigh Availability & Redundancy

Reads are completed at the primaryWrites are replicated to a quorum of secondaries

Replica 1

Replica 2

Replica 3

DB

Single LogicalDatabase

Multiple PhysicalReplicas

Single Primary

MultipleSecondaries

Comparing SQL Server and SQL Azure

Goal is symmetry:T-SQL, featuresToolsConnectivityFrameworks

Some variations exist:Table designT-SQLSome featuresScale strategyOverview: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff394102.aspx

Differences being reduced over timeRoadmap at end

Variations from SQL Server

Source database versionSQL Azure based on SQL Server 2008

Table design:Clustered index requiredNo physical/server configuration

Features:Some features not yet availableE.g. Agent, Full-text, encryption, service broker, SQL CLR

Connection handlingLatencyLoad-balancingThrottlingContinually improving

ScalingDatabase sizeScale-upScale-outElasticity

Further info:Porting TFS: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bharry/archive/2010/10/28/tfs-on-windows-azure-at-the-pdc.aspx

Cloud Data Services Progress in 2010

2010 Q1 2010 Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Q4

SQL Azure Database

Services

• TSQL support• Tooling Support (SSMS,

VS)• High Availability• Self-Management• Elastic Scale-out

• Increased DB size to 50GB

• Spatial data• MARS Support• Developer &

management experience improvements(Support life-cycle of DB deployment)

• Database copy• QoS Enhancements

• New Integrated developer portal integrated with Windows Azure

• Project “Houston” (Web-based management tool)

Data Sync Service (CTP1)• Cloud-to-cloud sync

Data Sync Service (CTP2)• On premises/cloud spanning

Reporting CTP

DataMark

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DataMarket CTP Data Market GA• New partners, new

content• OData and VS support

• Billing, Payouts• Enhanced marketplace• Publication Experience

What’s new in May Service Release?

Multiple Servers per SubscriptionProvide more flexible administration & server management

SQL Azure Server APISecured via Mutual Client AuthenticationUses same certificate as Windows Azure APIsProvides maximum flexibility for DBAs and Operations Staff

DB Import & ExportProgrammatic APICommand LinePowershell

demo

May Service Release Demos

David RobinsonSenior Lead Program ManagerMicrosoft

What’s coming in Next Service Release?

Point in Time Restore PreviewRestore a database to a specific point in timeProvides a 2 week window

Support for Windows Azure Platform CoAdminDB Import & Export in the PortalRePowering SQL Azure with SQL Server Denali EngineSparse ColumnsLocalized Portal and Engine error messages

demo

Point in Time Restore Demo

David RobinsonSenior Lead Program ManagerMicrosoft

Data Sync Service - Key Features

No-Code Sync ConfigurationEasily define data to be synchronized and locationsChoose how often data is synchronized

Full Data Synchronization CapabilitiesTwo-way sync of same data, as well as one-way sync

Conflict HandlingDetect and resolve conflicts caused by the same data being changed in multiple locations

Logging and MonitoringAdministration capabilities for tracking usage

ScaleService scales as resources requirements grow

V1 Planned UI

Last Writer Win

Bi-directional

30 Minutes

Data Sync Service

Sync Groups

Databases

Cloud

Sales Data

On-Premises

Customer Data

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Sales_Cloud

HR_Cloud

Agent_NY

Sales_Data

HR Data

Home

Hosted Service, Storage, Accounts and CDN

Database

Reporting

Service Bus, Access Control & CachingVirtual Network

Data Synchronization

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Save

Manage Changes

Discard

Sync Group Name: Sales Data (Edit Name)

Topology:

Sales_Cloud North Center US | Online 1GB / 4GB

Sales_Asia Japan | Online 2.3 GB / 4GB

Sales_Europe Europe | Online 1.3 GB/4GB

CloudOn-Premises

Sales_Data_NY Unkown

Agent_NYOffline

Sales_Data_LA Online

Agent_LAOnline

Configuration:

Conflict Resolution:

Sync Direction:

Synced Tables:

Column Name Filter ValueIDNameStateAddressPhone

WA

Synced Columns:Hub

Click to add a new SQL Azure database

Click to add a new On-Premises database

Customer

Sync Schedule: Every

Sync Scope: Edit Scope Setting

Sync Group

Create Remove De-activate

Status: ActivatedLast synced at 12:00pm, Feb 24 2011 | Next sync in 21 minutes

Database

UnregisterRemove from Sync Group

Add

Table View

Geo Available Applications

Data Sync

Traffic Manager

Application Application

demo

Data Sync & Traffic Manager

David RobinsonSenior Lead Program ManagerMicrosoft

Federations Update

Federations are objects that allow scaling-out of data for build data tier applications with unlimited scalability, best price-performance, online elasticity and simplified multi-tenancy at the database tier.

Unlimited Scalability:Federations help applications scale beyond the limits of single SQL Azure database. Federations distribute data to many SQL Azure nodes and help applications exploit the massive capacity of SQL Azure cluster.

Online Elasticity and Best Price-PerformanceFederation provide easy repartitioning of data without downtime to exploit elasticity for best application price-performance. Applications built with federations can easily expand and contract the number of nodes engaged through online repartitioning operations and pay for only for the resources they use.

Simplified Multi-TenancyFederations also simplify implementing multi-tenant databases for better cost-per-tenant characteristics. With federations, applications can support flexible tenancy model and support long-tail as well as large-head customers. At any time, administrators can promote any tenant from multi-tenant database to a dedicated single database without incurring downtime for the reconfiguration.

Federation Technology Preview Nominations

Now Open! Federations Technology Preview Program NominationsInformation on How to Nominate your Application

http://blogs.msdn.com/cbiyikoglu/ Click on the Survey LinkFill-out the Survey QuestionsWait for communication from the technology preview team!

CY11 Investment Themes

Rich Insights With Reporting as a Service• Ability to author rich reports, host in Azure and view

in on-premises or cloud apps

Spanning Apps With Sync Service• Synchronize data between SQL Azure DBs and

between SQL Azure & SQL Server DBs

Rich Developer Experiences• Professional Devs: VS “Juneau”• Departmental Devs: VS LightSwitch • Java Devs: supported JDBC driver• International Devs: Localized Azure Portal

DataMarket Enhancements• International Rollout• Enhanced Content Management• Integration with Denali, Office, CRM

Data Protection/Recovery • Local Backup/PIT Restore: to recover from users/app

errors • Geo Backup/Disaster Recovery from data

center/geographical disasters

New Data Movement Capabilities • DB Import/Export of data and schema between SQL

Azure and SQL Server• Migration support to SQL Azure from Sybase, in

addition to existing support for Access, MySQL, Oracle

Enhanced Management Experiences• Enhanced portal-based management • Multiple DB administrators per subscription to support

enterprise scenarios

Scale-out with Federation• Scale to virtually unlimited size to host very large databases

across multiple servers• Better support for multi-tenant applications with numerous

tenants

Scale-up & Scale-down Databases• Scale beyond 50GB, less than 1GB

Performance Predictability• Reserve compute capacity with Resource SLA

Enhanced multi-tenancy support• API level support for multiple DB server per subscription,

provisioning & de-provisioning

MANAGED SERVICEEnterprise Readiness and

Manageability

FASTER INNOVATIONHigher level Services & Developer

Agility

SCALE ON DEMANDScalability and Performance

Recap

Multiple Servers per SubscriptionProgrammatic APIDatabase Import & ExportNext Service Release

Point in Time Restore!!!!

Data Sync Service & Traffic ManagerLots more to come this year – Stay Tuned

Q & A

Ask em’ if you got em’

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